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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16966"><p>Yes, I saw the story about organic beef. In my opionion, I don't think the demand for organic beef will ever surpass the market for regular feedlot cattle. I just don't see how the average person can afford to pay that much for beef. The story mentioned that McDonalds was thinking about going organic with their beef. If that happens, no more .99 meals. They would all be $9.99!!</p><p></p><p>The question I have is "Where does all the expense come in for the rancher?" To mean it seems there is less expense in raising organic beef. The way I understand it, organic beef cattle are raised on grass and no vaccination/shots are allowed. I'm not sure about the record keeping process or what types of supplemental feed are allowed. Maybe that's where the extra expenses are incurred. I think the biggest problem with raising organic beef would be finding a consistent market place to sell them.</p><p></p><p>-----------------------------</p><p></p><p>> Did anyone see the ABC news piece</p><p>> about the Davis Mountian ranchers</p><p>> that are raising organic beef and</p><p>> doing a lot of direct marketing?</p><p>> They're planning on tripling their</p><p>> herd size in the next 5 years. It</p><p>> would seem that this may be good</p><p>> for ranching. Opinions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16966"] Yes, I saw the story about organic beef. In my opionion, I don't think the demand for organic beef will ever surpass the market for regular feedlot cattle. I just don't see how the average person can afford to pay that much for beef. The story mentioned that McDonalds was thinking about going organic with their beef. If that happens, no more .99 meals. They would all be $9.99!! The question I have is "Where does all the expense come in for the rancher?" To mean it seems there is less expense in raising organic beef. The way I understand it, organic beef cattle are raised on grass and no vaccination/shots are allowed. I'm not sure about the record keeping process or what types of supplemental feed are allowed. Maybe that's where the extra expenses are incurred. I think the biggest problem with raising organic beef would be finding a consistent market place to sell them. ----------------------------- > Did anyone see the ABC news piece > about the Davis Mountian ranchers > that are raising organic beef and > doing a lot of direct marketing? > They're planning on tripling their > herd size in the next 5 years. It > would seem that this may be good > for ranching. Opinions? [/QUOTE]
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